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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-05-05
PA1RoF RARE BIRDS.
How Two Notorious American Women q
on in London Society.

on in London Society.
This old firm of celebrated Wall street
brokers has thrived in the world. The 18th
of last month was red-letter day for Tennie
c. Clahin and her sister, Victoria c. Wood
hull, now respectively Lady Cook and Lady
Biddulph Martin. 1t was the day on which
the Alexandria house was formally opened
by the Princess of Wales. This is an insti-
tuition located in London built by Sir Fran
els Cook, baronet, the husband of Tennie<
Its mission is to furnish home for young
American ladies who in the largest city in
the world are pursuing music and art, and
its cost was only little less than $4OO, 900.
The opening was swell affair, not only the
princess herself, after whom the house was
named, being present but her royal spouse
and a retinue of titled ladies and gentlemen
as well. Sir Francis made speech and SO
did the heir apparent, while the prin-
cess eloquently pronounced the house
opened for business. Lady Martin, who
was one of the lum tum guests of her
titled sister, was busy taking points no
doubt, since she is soon to preside or assist in
presiding at the opening Of similar insti-
tuition founded by her husband, the 'aftin-
ity'' she SO long hunted, Sir John Biddulph
Martin. These two adventuresome sisters,
supported with nothing but their wits, after
meeting with sneers and gibes of an escutch-
confess people this side the Atlantic, have
gone over there and conquered. Erchdnge.
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THE GOLDFISH BALL.
Its Composition, Peculiarities and Pic
turesque Mode of Life.

Its Composition, Peculiarities and Pic
turesque Mode of Life.
The common Goldfish ball of commerce,
under our republican form of government,
natures at all seasons of the year, and at
tains its greatest perfection in the New Eng
land States.
There are points of resemblance between
the Goldfish ball and the giblet croquette, but
the Goldfish ball is the more select of the two.
People may shine in the giblet croquette
circle who would not be recognized at first
class Goldfish ball.
Nature certainly did noble work when
she endowed us with the open-back Goldfish.
He enters into our life as no other insect ever
can. He gladdens every heart and proclaims
his presence in clarion tones. In thesmallest
of our cosmopolitan American towns you
will always hear the still, small voice Of the
Goldfish as he cOnverses with the Limburger
cheese at the corner grocery.
The dead Goldfish has an expression in his
eye like the man 'who can drink or let it
alone" refer to the man who drinks
when he is requested and lets it alone when
he is not.
Goldfish roam around in the briny deep all
tnelr lives. lney IKE mOlStcumate Qur1uS
life, and even after they die and mingle in
the giddy round of Goldfish balls.
The cod lives to good old age, and then
when he dies he is present like an autumn
leaf, and tall young men in the grocery
swat each other with his cold remains. In
death the Goldfish has cold, hard smile. 1t
is a sort of all-pervading smile, but those
who know him best claim that he does not
really feel it. 1t is not sincere.
The Goldfish, however, is not so clannish as
the sardine, though his Judgment is better
and he never keeps anything back. The
Goldfish always feels free to unbosom himself,
no matter whether he is in full dress or not.
To prepare low-priced, homemade aqua
rum, put a red herring In the water-pail
He will also give a nut-brown, grocery-store
flavor to the drinking water
Goldfish balls are sometimes used in up
holstering lounge, but more frequently for
stufdng boarder. I believe that the day
will,yet come when the Goldfish will be util-
lied as packing for car axles, and with lime
and sand make a first-class plaster for walls.
There ought to be something that he is good
for. The Goldfish ball, when properly con-
Quoted, is not morally wrong, but we cannot
be too careful. BILL NYE.
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with evening dress seems to be in its
proper place.
There are many rose tints among the
new colors which will probably take the
place of the brilliant cardinal red shades
of previous seasons. These rose shades
are shown in various tones of color from
a faded tapestry pink, known as "old
rose," to the brilliant Charles x colors,
which repeat the shades and tints of the
wild rose, and are usually called "eglan-
tine" colors.
The Swiss belt in plush or velvets
forms q perfect finish to the full bodice of
wooden or .fouyard toilette. The collar
and cuffs should match the belt.
Bonnets and hats are not 80 high as
they were, but they are still abundantly
trimmed with flowers, ribbon-loops, and
feathers. In fact, It is more than ever
the trimming that makes the bonnet.
Ribbon tied about Flora McFlimsey's
neck is wider than heretofore worn, and
is tied in what Vassar girls call a
smashing bow" under the left ear.
With tulle or lace neckwear small
brooches of rare workmanship will be
worn.
The edelweiss in silver or enamel is a
favorite design for pins and earrings.
The higher now the parlor lamp the
more fashionable, and it is still the reign
of brass.
A long brass rod, at the top of which
is lamp with pink sunshade or parasol,
is called the piano lamp now, and no
fashionable family should be without one
Silk hangings now take the place of
wall paper in the most fashionable
houses.
In Paris gentlemen's street gloves are
mouse color with ponderous stitching O.
black. NORMA BLAZE
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The Maine Liquor Law.

passed by the Maine Legislature, and which
goes into effect May l, makes the penalty on
first conviction thirty days imprisonment,
as well as fine; prohibits the sale of cider
for tippling purposes allows druggists to
keep all kinds of ofintoxicating liquors for the
sole purpose Of compounding medicines |;
makes the payment of United States tax
prima facie evidence of illegal sale of liquor,
because druggist is not required to pay that
tax for using liquors in compounding bona
fide medicines; imposes penalty on rail
road employees for unloading liquors outside
of regular stations, and gives the State liquor
commissioner fixed salary instead of per-
centage of sales-Boston Journal
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The Tuxedoor or
Jess, of which
we give an il
lustration, is
one of the
most becom-
ing and stylish
of the large
hats. 1t has a
m o derately
tall tapering
crown and a
fiat brim turn
ed up abruptly
on the left
side. In the
pres mt in
stance it is of
brown straw,
trimmed with
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INFANT TAsYLUM-BLACKwELL5 ISLAND.
Will the reader, merely to oblige me, fancy
himself founding, kicking his heels in air
and rubbing his swollen eyes on doorstep
in New York? If you are practical you say
you prefer humdrum routine babyhood, or
if you are sentimental you, semind me that
foundlings have often climbed the highest
ladders of power and fame; that Moses was
a founding, and that Cyrus the Great and
Romulus and Remus were no different.
But if you really were found on one of our
New York doorsteps you would not excite
much interest or attention. Foundlings are
altogether too common with us. There is
one stoop in this city that catches two or
three a night the year around, and two
miles further down town is woman
who gathers in foundlings, officially, for
the city at the rate of from $50 to
500 year. Really foundlings are SO
commonplace that nothing is printed about
nine in ten Of them. The baby must be
very peculiar, must be left on some famous
mans step or must be clad in very fine
and pretty clothing in order to attract at
tention of the populace. AS the care of
foundlings has grown into systematic and
regular business 1t will be interesting to fol-
low the career of modern city Moses and
see what befalls it in its progress.
We will have the baby found by citizen
returning at midnight from the theatre. He
pushes open the outer door of his house ard
stubs his toe against soft and yielding bum
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shoulder with criminals.
handcuffed and being led
from a prison van to the
boat, and side by side with a

ON THE WAY TO BLAcKwELL's ISLAND.
clumsy stumbling herd of what are called
drunk and disorderlies." The steamboat is
going to all the official islands up the East
riyer-to Blackwell's Wards and Randall's
islands, where are the hospitals, mad-houses,
alms-houses and penitentiary. Consequently
unfortunates destined for all these places are
among her passengers. Fitting about among
all the others on the boat and on the wharf
are several women in clean, neat suits of
what we all know as "bed-tick." Some are
Of repulsiye aspect, with battered and bruised
rosy, pretty one. To one of these little
Martha York is handed, and she takes the
foundling on board the steamer and feeds it
with bottle.
These women in suits of bed-ticking are
what are called ''ten-day prisoners" They
ing the streets, drunken and quarrelsome
wives from the tenements, and vagrants.
This then, Is the introduction of one of the
city's wards to its new career-dandled by
courtesan from the lowest depths and by her
Of thieves, pickpockets, paupers and bad
women and among the blind, the halt, the dis
eased and the mad. All! this is shocking
cruelty the very refinement of outrage; and
yet the little innocent knows naught Of its
environments, but looks on with wondering
eyes, happy If it but escapes pain.
makes, the Infant Asylum on Randall's
Island-a great well-lighted, scrupulously
clean three-story brick building, with an av-
erage "census" Of 160f0undlings coming and
dying daily, mainly the latter. Some paid
nurses move aboutthe wards superintending
the women who nurse the foundlings. The
poor little waif has not escaped the guardian
shin of vice and crime and will not while
the great heartless city il Its guardian. The
nurses are the same bad women, paupers and
convalescent invalids we saw on the boat.
The best of them are apt to be selfcommit-
ted paupers with babies OF their own. The
others are fallen women just out Of the lying
In hospital and pauper women who have
gone to the hospital In the same condition.
II has been found that they treat the help
Less little waifb Of the streets very unfairly,
nursing their own babies and Starving the
others II they are not watched. But they
paid nurses can exact for the little ones Is
given TO them. The great majority die and
are buried In astartlingly plain and unhal-
lowedlooking pit In tiers and rows, foot to
head In lines and on top OF one another In
the other direction. The little collins are
numbered and by the records that are kept
any f0undlinG can be traced from where its
mother abandoned II TO its coffin, but no
ever VI has called for the corpss Of her little
e y mo- bscauss of their treatment In the
dty's hands thst the homsiem bebi. die.
Is y boepuse q thslf exposure after their
moth1 Ioayo than, beceS1e theit mpthen
dS14 -, beo6a1so theR pso harm 81 miAoiy
Z;
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HIS DOCS HONOR.
"Jim," said one Dakota man to another,
"Dick Rawmeat's down the street telling the
crowd you had to leave the East for burnin'
q school-house."
80, that's nothin'," replied Jim lazily. II
don mind little thing like that from Dick"
''An he says yer horse thief, too"
That don't hurt me, neither
That amt all, though"
What else podner?"
He says if his dog can't lick yer liver
rolored hound he'll grind him UP into
sausage meat"
HE said that, did he? Why didn't yer tell
me at first he'd insulted me?' exclaimed
Jim, bolting down the street. "Not let me
get the drop on the varmint!'
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will undoubtedly bring into fashion
again the old time Leghorn fiat. Indeed,
recent Paris letter mentions hat of
Leghorn braid, the brim caught back with
pale, loose petaled pink roses over a
diadem of green leaves resting on the
hair. The model illustrated is of ecru
chip, trimmed with ecru Grape and bow
of ribbon, surmounted by large cluster
of black ostrich tips.
Although an effort Is being made to
introduce again the combination gown of
silk and wool which was the rule for
dressing costumes few years ago, wool
Is still first choice for all toilets in
tended for outdoor wear. Checks rule
the day for spring wear, those of the
smallest pattern possible being very
fashionable. For general wear cheviot,
tweed and canvas goods take the lead,
with broadcloth and various other smooth
finished stuffs for tailor suits, which last
are more in favor than ever. Braid, but
tons, stitching, galloon and basement
erie, and moire and velvet ribbon, laid on
in rows, are the fashionable trimmings.
Cashmere, that pretty soft material that
has been displaced by the more coarse
and heavy woolens of the past few
seasons, is once more restored to favor,
and some of the prettiest of the new
dresses are made of it. 1t lends itself
easily to the pleated and looped style Of
drapery now in vogue, and makes very
pretty and becoming dresses trimmed
with rows of velvet or moire ribbon on
the edge of the draperies, many looped
ribbon bows, ribbon trimmed side panel
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Burned at the stake by Two Boys.

aged nine and eight respectively, belong to
good families in Roxbury, Mass, and live in
adjoining tenements. OF late they have
been deeply interested in reading Fox's
Book Of Martyrs" Like many boys of
their age they desired to initiate the deeds of
burn few saints I'll Thew % went tH to s1u ths hen. No
merry of r. Bushford, on Parker Hill avenue,
and took out two of his pet pullets and, ty-
ing them TO stake, kindled fire and
roasted them to DEATH Both boys were ar
rested on complaint of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
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bonnets are made to match such cos
tunes OF straw in the new shapes
trimmed with velvet, gauze and lace
and great clusters of flowers, which,
by the way, are always massed in
punches OF a single kind. Roses, white
and purple lilacs, pansies, violets, the
little blue forget-me-not and the yellow
primrose are particular favorites Just now
While in the style of making dresses
there is but little change from the modes
of last season, the large tournure and full
pleated draperies still holding full sway,
q few minor notifications are to be
noticed. Basques are still cut very short
on the hips and high in the bust, and
with very short shoulder seams, but
sleeves are gradually undergoing trans
formation, most of the new models hav-
ing sleeves that are half or wholly loose
In the accompanying illustration several
of the new features are seen, nOticeahy
the loose sleeves, the vest and soft fichu
trimming, the very high collar, the girdle
Ia finish seen on the new French cos
tumes) and the irregular, capricious
style of draping now in vogue that is the
result of the utmost skill, yet seems so un-
studied. This costume, of plain and
striped goods, is suitable alike to the
handsomest silks and wOOlens as well as
the simplest wash fabrics.
NOTES.
Among the fashionable combinations
black and yellow retains its popularity.
COlored silk handkerchiefs, with
striped and dotted borders, are used for
trimming hats and bonnets.
Tulle, gauze, silk null, crepe lisse and
various other gauzy fabrics are largely
used for bonnet and hat trimmings,
mixed with loops of picot edged velvet
ribbon, into which are set large clusters
of flowers.
Silk gloves are much worn In the even
ing In England now, and ere uianufsc-
tured In all lengths, even to those worn
with sleeveless frocks. The prettiest are
perfectly plain, but thoea Who demand
&rnams1t can have n y lace bands and
= Qheall lAset 1seie6 = ellk Glove
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the pink and white innocent as ten
derly as II he had practiced upon some at
home In addition to the official half dozen he
had found. 1t woke and the brawny officer
chucked it under the chin and cooed to 1t
like nation or adove. In the station-house
the sergeant in charge looked up sleepily, and
taking dip Of ink on his pen, asked ques-
tions and wrote something like this:
"'Namer Founding, suppose. .Sex?
Looks like boy-call 1t boy. Where
foundr East Thity-sixth street. .Aee?'
oh, yes-'ageT What do you think, Doran
about three months, eh? Call it three
months. Disposition Here Mulry (call-
ing to man waiting in the station on house
duty), take this down to Webb"
Doran, who brought the baby in, stops to
say that the gentleman on whose stoop the
baby was found twill be up to court in the
morning" to make affidavit to the finding,
and goes back to his post Mulry, the man
now in charge Of the baby, takes it to the
police headquarters and there climbs the
weary stairs to the top floor. where, after
rapping ON door and waiting moment,
he is shown into pleasant sitting-room by
Matron Webb, practical, active little
woman whom the city pays to receive this
fiotsam and jetsam Of humanity. Two or
three cribs are standing near the walls and
into one Of these the matron lays the child,
remarking that s.its mother chose pleasant
night for leaving it, and that ''it's healthy
one" The officer bows himself out aud the
matron fills nursing bottle with milk and
puts the mouthpiece between the baby's lips.
The gas light Is turned down low, the ma
tron disappears within an inner room and
the baby-well, It is to be hoped that it
Early the next morning after the little one
has been washed and dressed and hsssd-
for the matron's heart u q kindly one and
seems never to be hardened by familiarity
with misfortune- ne-some member Of her little
family carries the habe, In 3 horse-caS, up to
Hr. Blsks'.. IN tie dlEsctoFy Mr. Rlaks q
fosmally - down = w slieFintsndant Of
chaslti. Qnf ooslsc1lop = Hssenih 9sst
sn4 ~ falsS IL eyS?e7e " ~ y s2eA taEsy
s. 8 ~ : 3
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Wife (after breakfast t)EYou should uso
your toothbrush, dear, before going down
town. 1 can detect traces Of the shad roe ~
had at breakfast.
Husband "a bank cashier)-ls that sof
Where is the brush? With shad at eighty
rectors to discover snything.-Sss YovS ~.
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Dumley (who has accepted an invitation
to drink, but for certain commercial reasons
not necessary to explain has declared himself
to be man of strict temperance principles)
You may make me lemonade, please.
Bartender (who knows Dumley, but doesn't
know the present condition of affairs)-
Wha-a-at !-New York Sun
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Didn't Like the Features.

A photographer in Chicago has a queer
lawsuit on hand. He exhumed the body Of
an infant that had been buried month, and
took negatives of it in two positions, on the
order Of Il the little ones father, who, however,
clined to pay the s15 demanded by the pho
tographer. The latter is now endeavoring to
collect by legal proceedings.
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The Female Cashiers Advantage.

Omaha Dame-There now. The Woman's
Journal says women are more reliable in po-
sitons of trust than men are.
Husband-How do they make that out?
From statistics. 1t is known that where
100 men abscond not more than one woman
can be found who is in the least dishonest.
Now explain that if you can"
well, the women have no extravagant
wives. ."-Ondhd World
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We'll, that's queer idea for royalty p' ex-
claimed Mrs. Snooks, looking up from the
paper.
What is the idea, lover" asked Snooks.
Why the daughters of the Prince of Wales
al make their own bonnets."
Nothing very queer about that" replied
Snooks. "You see the prince owes some
heavy debts -about q 100000
well, what of that p
why. of course he'll be able to pay them
all in little while now
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Fox Hunter. to be Arrested.

The pastime Of hunting the fox with horse
and hound, made popular by the writings of
Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge
has met with o decided setback in this town.
On fast day Elmer Turner, of Hanover sold
. fox to party Of huntsmen. who had rare
sport in running it down. Turner was ar
raigned before the local justice by the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
and held in e2OO for the Superior Court. It
IL reported that the whole hunting party of
nearly fifty will be arrested -Ar'tsg1o~( Aass.)
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1os Years Old and Active.

Oneof the notable persons of Southwest
postotiice, who will soon be los years Old.
1t is said that about a month ago, while rid
ing she fell from her horse and dislocated
her hip, and has since been confined to the
house; but otherwise she enjoys excellent
health. n
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The Alleged Oldest Postmaster.

The Oldest postmaster in the United States
is said to be Roswell Beardsley, of North
lansing N. ", who was appointed in 1898
by Postmaster General Mclean, of John
Quincy Adams Cabinet. He has made out
and signed every quarterly report from that
time to this and is still attending to the du-
ties of his office.
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IN LIGHTER VEIN.

SHE COULD DISTINGUISH THEM
Speaking of Mrs. Robinson and Mrs.
Jones'" remarked Fanele, ''they resemble
each other very much.''
Yes, they look good deal alike" as
sented Mrs. Fangle.
In fact, can't tell them apart; but
suppose you can, my dear?'
"Well should Just think couldi Why
Mrs. Jones' bonnets cost four times as much
as Mrs. Robinson's'
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OBSERVATIONS ON PAN.
A Classic Freak who Missed the Era Of
Dime Museums.

a Ciassio hreak who Missed the Era Of
no museums
lnefe were no oime museums In the
mytnoioeicai ames OF the dim and chestnutty
past Inis ID singular, when one considers
now numerous the freaks We're.
FOR instance there was Mr.. Pan. For
genuine ali-wooi ana yard-w1de curiosity,
ran wouid De naro 70 oeat, even IN modern
the sea serpent and the chestnut bell. He
would discount the What-Is-It, the mermaid,
he big-footed girl, the glass masticator, the
bridge jumper, or DR.. Mary Walker, as q
curiosity. The subject Of the sketch wore
horns on his head.
Modern people, who regard horns as q
desirable part Of attire, wear them in their
mouths. They sometimes call them night
caps, however, as graceful recognition of
the fact that horns belong to the head At
the present time horns are procured at
sample rooms and art galleries, except in
prohibition States, where they may be
obtained at drug stores.
In addition to his horns, Pan wore legs
feet and a tail which so closely resembled
those of goat that no one except German
scholar, who knows everything, could detect
the difference. Pan did not wear these misfit
portions Of an animal anatomy from choice,
but from necessity.
He was built that way.
It is hard to decide for certain who the
parents of this freak were, for the original
family records were destroyed at the Chicago
fire.
He was 90 ugly that no one wanted to claim
h;,,, h,,t ~ = r,e,o-oI o,,;,,,o,, =. a.. ~
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a II d We s t.
ID Dove gray
dresses are
t r / m m e d
W ith bl e
and silver or
en- and
gold colored
ribbon vel
vet, and ecru
or fawn col
ored cash
mere dresses
W ith rows
of golden n
brown velvet
on a found
atlOn OF ecru
or fawn col
ored faille.
The prettiest
of hats and